General Flashcards
most abundant in earth’s crust
O, Si, Al
most abundant in the universe
hydrogen
most abundant gas in air
nitrogen
oxygen
argon
most abundant noble gas
argonm
most toxic metal
beryllium
thallium
most metallic of all halogen
radon
most potent respiratory stimulant
CO2
most electronegative
Fluorine
strongest oxidizing agent
F
most important metal in engineering
Fe2
lightest of all elements
H
lightest of all metals
Li
lightest of all structurally important metals
Mg
present in plant pigments
Mg
present in grignard’s reagent
Mg
only reddish metal
Cu
metallic radioactive synthetic halogen
At
1st radioactive element used in medicine
Ra
radiospectrum
Cs
1st artificial
Tc
primary intracellular cation
K
primary extracellular cation
Na
secondary intracellular cation
Mg
secondary extracellular cation
Ca
primary intracellular anion
PO3
primary extracellular anion
Cl
secondary intracellular anion
SO4
secondary extracellular anion
HCO3
most abundant metal
Al
respiratory alkalosis
lows CO2 (acidic)
respiratory acidosis
high CO2 (acidic)
metabolic alkalosis
high HCO3 (basic)
metabolic acidosis
low HCO3 (basic)
best conductor of heat & electricity
Gold
Silver
Copper
king of all elements
carbon